2,241 ft
Distance
-165 ft
Descent
00:01:55
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Sluicebox Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Apex Park
    Golden, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #106717 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking

Sluicebox is a short trail with several fun switchbacks used to link the east side to the west side trails. On odd days when Magic Mountain trail is closed to bikers, Sluicebox becomes a climb trail to return to the parking lot with a descent down Pick-n-sledge

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More Stats for Sluicebox mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -165 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,981 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,146 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,146 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,982 ft
  • Grade
    -7.4%
  • Grade max
    -24.1%
  • Grade min
    -0.7%
  • Distance down
    2,178 ft
  • Distance flat
    66 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:55
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:37
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on Mar 10, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.11 (2 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Directions to sluicebox-437560 trailhead (39.717160, -105.229380)

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 87 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 946 rides
      • Last: Mar 24, 2025

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      Oct 11, 2023 @ 11:59am
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      Oct 11, 2023 @ 11:54am
      Oct 11, 2023

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      Sluicebox - Apex Park - Golden - Colorado
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